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The Science of Motivation

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tim Houlihan Why we don’t know what motivates us best. You may be a seasoned sales manager, fatigued by trying to come up with innovative ways to motivate your reps. Whatever your situation, like most sales managers, you’ll likely end up asking your reps what would motivate them for the next sales contest. Don’t do it.

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Dave Kurlan's Predictions for Sales Organization in 2020

Understanding the Sales Force

TWO: While there are certainly nuances that influence how selling changes based on the target audience and complexity, selling is essentially the same whether it is technology, pharmaceuticals, capital equipment, financial services, cars, components, accounting or any of 200 other industries. EIGHT: Salespeople must be willing work hard.

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Sales middle managers – what motivates them the most?

Sales Training Connection

Insigniam asked middle managers to think about what they find most motivating in the job environment, whether external factors that encourage top results or internal motivations that give them drive to succeed. And the findings … The percent of managers most motivated by: The type of work they do — 37 percent.

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Pharma Sales Training: Identifying Buyer Motivations

Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

Sales Training & Management Workshops | 302-478-4443. Our Training Approach. Corporate Sales Training. The SalesBridge™ Training Options. → On-Site Sales Training. Sales Management Training. Overview Training Options for Managers. → Management Training On-Site. The Company.

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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Example: A global pharmaceutical manufacturer uses 3 to 4 percent of base pay for spurts and 7 to 8 percent when introducing new products to the market. Change reward type: Truth: $200 in cash does not have the same motivational power as a $200 gift card or a $200 watch. The $200 cash will pay bills and be forgotten quickly.

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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Example: A global pharmaceutical manufacturer uses 3 to 4 percent of base pay for spurts and 7 to 8 percent when introducing new products to the market. Change reward type: Truth: $200 in cash does not have the same motivational power as a $200 gift card or a $200 watch. The $200 cash will pay bills and be forgotten quickly.

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Performance Platforms

Sales and Marketing Management

We are much more of a technology company than we’ve ever been,” says Bryan Phillips, senior vice president of technology for Maritz Motivation Solutions. Phillips says Maritz Motivation Solutions has significantly increased its analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. The world of employee engagement is no exception.